{"id":53131,"date":"2022-01-31T13:40:53","date_gmt":"2022-01-31T18:40:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pappp.net\/?guid=2ecc7b392c31a79afd5148cea8a5d8c8"},"modified":"2022-01-31T13:40:53","modified_gmt":"2022-01-31T18:40:53","slug":"a-wacky-3-6-billion-end-to-gaming-acquisition-january-sony-buys-bungie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pappp.net\/?p=53131","title":{"rendered":"A wacky, $3.6 billion end to gaming-acquisition January: Sony buys Bungie"},"content":{"rendered":"

Source: Ars Technica<\/a><\/p>\n

Article note: Can... can we not have the entire entertainment industry be (abusive, but that's redundant) vertical monopolies?<\/div>
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Enlarge<\/a> \/<\/span> Well, we didn't necessarily see this one coming. (credit: Aurich Lawson | Sony | Bungie)<\/p> <\/figure>

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After Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard King<\/a>, talk turned to how Sony and its PlayStation division would deal with the fallout of the purchase. If the Xbox becomes the exclusive home of Call of Duty<\/em> games, would Sony be left out of the megaton first-person shooter space? Would Sony fire back with a major acquisition of its own?<\/p>\n

On Monday, Sony announced plans to acquire Bungie and its Destiny<\/em> series of shooters<\/a> in a deal reportedly valued at $3.6 billion<\/a> (in an email to Ars Technica, a Sony rep declined to confirm that figure). Somehow, this pricey purchase includes a firm pledge from Bungie, despite its new corporate overlords: Bungie's \"future games\" will not<\/em> be PlayStation exclusives.<\/p>\n

Bungie had clearly prepared to announce this news to its active Destiny 2<\/em><\/a> user base, which plays on a variety of non-PlayStation platforms like Steam, Google Stadia, and (of course) Xbox. Its Destiny 2<\/em>-specific FAQ<\/a> confirms that the game's current content map is set until at least 2024, when a project dubbed \"The Final Shape\" launches. All planned content will continue to work cross-platform without any PlayStation \"console exclusive\" forks or DLC, the company said.<\/p><\/div>

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Enlarge \/ Well, we didn’t necessarily see this one coming. (credit: Aurich Lawson | Sony …<\/p>\n

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